Revelation 18:23

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The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you; for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived.

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Babylon in Revelation symbolizes the corrupt, idolatrous world power opposed to God, drawing imagery from ancient Babylon in Mesopotamia and often echoing Rome’s imperial dominance. Its fall in this passage shows God’s judgment on a wealthy, deceptive system that persecuted his people and seduced the nations.

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Revelation 18:23 mentions Babylon.